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stretched longer or shorter.

IDA r. mamas, or wmcnns'rnn, INDIANA.

SLIPPER.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

. Application filed November 6, 1913. Serial No. 799,618.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Irml .v MoCAMIsH, a citlzen of the United States, and a resident of Winchester, county of Randolph,

and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Slipper; and I do here by declare that'the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer-to like parts.

There has been difliculty in providing proper funeral shoes or slippers because the feet of deceased persons are usually misshapen and impossible to fit very well with leather shoes and also heavy leather shoes are more or less undesirable for such use.

The object of this invention is to meet the,

above need by furnishing a slipper made of material which enables the slipper to accommodate feet of widely different sizes and shapes. To that end the slipper is made with a soft elastic sole fitted and secured to the upper and otherwise so that it can be To stifien the soft sole a non-elastic in-sole is secured to the soft sole by a central longitudinal line of stitching which extends for only a part of the length of the soft sole. With this arrangement funeral directors, by keeping in stock two or three sizes of slippers, will be able to supply any demand for them.

The nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slipper. Fig. 2 is a bottom View thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section with a portion of the sole and upper removed and with the forward part of the insole lifted somewhat.

The upper 10 of theslipper is made of eiderdown or other cloth fabric capable of being stretched laterally and longitudinally and, therefore, to a reasonable degree it is elastic. Thesole 11 is made of soft elastic material which is preferably the same material of which the upper is made and it is fitted and stitched or otherwise secured to the upper like the'sole of the ordinary slipper excepting that with the ordinary slipper the sole is non-elastic and relatively stiff. At the rear seam of the upper there is a reinforcing strip 12 of non-elastic material, such as satin, which is about one inch wide and is on the inside of the slipper and is securedat its lower end to the sole.

In order to give some shapeliness to the slipper and cause it to fit naturally on the foot, it is provided with an in-sole 13 made of non-elastic cloth, preferablysatin, and in a plurality of layers quilted or stitched together, as shown in Fig. 3. This makes.

an elegant finish for the interior 'of the slipper. The in-sole is slightly smaller than the sole 11 and at the heel thereof it is secured to the lower end of the reinforcing strip 12 and it is also secured to the sole 11 by stitching along a central longitudinal line 14 which extends from the heel for about two thirds of the length of the insole. This leaves the forward portion of v the in-sole not secured at any point to the sole or slipper, as indicated in Fig. 3. Therefore, it is obvious that with a slipper formed in this fashion, it can be reasonably stretched either longitudinally or laterally or both to accommodate a variety of sizes of feet and also it will accommodate mis-shapen feet as .all parts of the slipper are flexible. The

manner in which the in-sole is secured causes it to give a reasonable shapeliness to the slipper and yet not prevent the longitudinal or lateral expansion of the slipper 1f occasion requires it. The longitudinal stretching is more in the toe of the slipper than elsewhere and, therefore, the forward portion of the in-sole is nbt secured. The central line of connection between the in-sole, and sole permits the lateral expanslon of the slipper at all points. The in-sole 1s non-elastic and, therefore, does not enlarge,

but the remainder of the slipper may be enlarged as explained. Preferably the eiderdown material should be double-faced and cut in such a way with reference to the fabric that itwill stretch more long tudinally of the slipper than laterally; Th s enables the sli per to stretch longitud1nally w1thout di culty for the. lateral stretching is less important as the sides of the uppers will accommodate the wider foot. The sole is secured to the upper preferably by what is called either the back or chain stitch.

With a slipper thus constructed, the needs of funeral directors may be'readily supplied and a very neat dressing for the feet of the deceased person. may be furnished at slight expense and trouble.

The invention is:

1. A slipper including an upper, and a sole fitted and secured tosuch upper, said parts being made of material which 1s more elastic in one direction than in the other direction, the direction of greater elasticlty in said'sole being substantially transverse of the direction of greater elasticity in said upper.

2. A slipper including an upper, and a sole fitted and secured to such upper, said parts being made of-material which has greater elasticity in one direction than in the other direction, the direction of greater elasticity in the upper being longitudinal thereof, and the direction of greater elas ticity in the sole being transverse thereof.

3. A slipper including an up er made of elastic material, an elastic sole tted and secured to the upper, and a non-elastic insole secured to the sole along a central longitudinal line extending foronly a portion of the length of the in-sole.

'elastic material, a strip gitudinal line extending from the heel-toward the toe for only a portion of the length of the in-sole.

6. A slipper including an upper made of of non-elastic material secured to the mner surface of the upper and extending from the heel to the top of the upper, an elastic sole fitted and secured to the'upper and said non-elastic back strip, and a non-elastic in-sole secured to said non-elastic back strip and secured to said sole along a central longitudinal line for a portion of its length.

'In witness whereof, I have hereunto aflixed 4 presence of the witnesses my signature in the herein named.

A. L. KET-SELMAN, R.- M. JORDAN. 

